HOW FARMERS WERE BENEFITED BY THE INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), commonly known as the Pusa Institute,[3] is India's national Institute for agricultural research, education and extension. The name Pusa Institute is derived from the fact that the institute was originally located in Pusa Bihar as the Imperial Institute of Agricultural Research in 1911. It was then renamed as the Imperial Agricultural Research Institute in 1919 and following a major earthquake in Pusa, it was relocated to Delhi in 1936. The current institute in Delhi is financed and administered by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The IARI was responsible for the research leading to the "Green Revolution in India" of the 1970s
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How farmers were benefited by the Indian Agriculture Research Institute?
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By following ways Indian Agriculture Research Institute was beneficial for farmers :-
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute was established to benefit the Indian farmers. It was also known as Pusa Institute, having been established in 1919 in Pusa, Bihar.
- Owing to an earthquake, it was relocated to Delhi in 1936.
- The Indian Agricultural Research Institute has been responsible for research that led to the advent of Green Revolution in India in the 1970’s, which majorly benefited the farmers.
- Though, the farmers could not extract optimal out of the various incentive schemes initiated by the institute due to lack of proper information and awareness.